Unit 6

Question 1

What laws represent America’s attitude toward war at the start of world war 2

Answer 1

Neutrality acts (laws past to limit involvement in future wars)

Question 2

What are the causes in world war 2

Answer 2

Treaty of Versailles (ended world war 1 and harshly punished Germany)

Rise of dictators

Failure of the League of nations(settle international conflicts)

Question 3

What government actions/laws allowed the us to provide aid to European allies

Answer 3

Lend lease act

Cash and carry

Question 4

What event occurred on December 7th 1941

Answer 4

Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 5

Who is the nazi Germany leader

Answer 5

Hitler

Question 6

Who was the leader of Italy

Answer 6

Mussolini

Question 7

Who was the leader or Japan

Answer 7

Tojo/Hirohito

Question 8

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union

Answer 8

Joseph Stalin

Question 9

What is a fascist

Answer 9

A leader who preaches an extreme form of nationalism and racism

Question 10

What is appeasement

Answer 10

Meeting the demands of an aggressor to avoid conflict

Question 11

How did women help the war effort

Answer 11

They worked in factories

Question 12

What was Rosie the riveter

Answer 12

The women’s symbol of strength

Question 13

How did the federal government deal with the issue of shortages during the war?

Answer 13

Rationing goods

Question 14

How did Americans deal with food shortages

Answer 14

Victory gardens

Question 15

What goods were rationed during the war

Answer 15

Sugar
Meat
Gas

Question 16

How was gas rationed

Answer 16

Stickers were placed on cars to regulate how much gas you get

Question 17

What happened to good like rubber and metal during the war

Answer 17

They were recycled

Question 18

What items did American factories produce during the war

Answer 18

Military supplies

Question 19

How did world war 2 start

Answer 19

Germany invaded Poland

Question 20

What was Germany’s biggest mistake in world war 2

Answer 20

Fighting a two front war

Question 21

What Supreme Court case said it’s legal to keep people interned as a wartime measure

Answer 21

Korematsu vs us

Question 22

Why did korematsu vs us happen

Answer 22

Concerned that Japanese Americans were spies for japan

Question 23

What happened in 1988

Answer 23

And apology was given for Korematsu vs us

Question 24

What did Ny states contribution to the war effort most closely associated with

Answer 24

Brooklyn navy yard 
Save haven (refugee)

Question 25

What was the turning point for the European front

Answer 25

D-Day / Normandy

Question 26

What was the turning point of the Asian front

Answer 26

Battle of midway (us)

Question 27

What happened to Adolf Hitler

Answer 27

He committed suicide

Question 28

What is the allied strategy to defeat the Japanese known as

Answer 28

Island hopping

Question 29

Who were black pilots who overcame discrimination during the war

Answer 29

Tuskegee airmen

Question 30

What was the name given to Navajo Indians who transmitted information in their native language

Answer 30

Code talkers

Question 31

What was the systematic murder of Jews and others by the Nazis.

Answer 31

The holocost

Question 32

How were large numbers of people killed in concentration camps

Answer 32

Point gas

Question 33

After world war 2 how were individuals held responsible for their acts during the war

Answer 33

Nuremberg war crime trials

Question 34

What did Americans do before dropping the atomic bombs on Japan

Answer 34

Dropped letters telling them to leave bc the bomb would cause utter destruction

Question 35

What was the name of the plane that dropped the dust bomb

Answer 35

Enola Gay

Question 36

Why did harry Truman drop the atomic bomb

Answer 36

He wanted to end the war quickly and save Americans lives

Question 37

Where was the second bomb dropped

Answer 37

Nagasaki

Question 38

What organization was created after the war to promote world peace

Answer 38

United Nations

Question 39

How were the presidencies of Wilson, FDR, and Truman all similar

Answer 39

All were presidents during a world war

Question 40

What was the name of Hitlers book

Answer 40

Mein Kempf

Question 41

Where women paid as much as men were during the war

Answer 41

No men were expected to be the “earner”

Question 42

What happened to the women in the work place after the war

Answer 42

Women were expected to go back home and be mothers

Question 43

How did America help pay for the war

Answer 43

Selling war bonds